Days Like These

In working on my mom's photo story awhile back I had the opportunity to hear some of Janis Ian's music. You see, my mom used to listen to her all the time while she was a teenager and so I started finding some of her music in hopes of using one of her songs for the photo story. Although I didn't use one of her songs for my project I still got to experience her art for the first time. It is "folk" in my opinion, and actually something I would probably not listen to on a normal basis, but I must say that I respect her and her work and find it very calming and refreshing at the same time. And I find myself listening to her more and more.....calming and refreshing...that's a good thing.....The song below I also have posted to the left to listen to...it just touched me. Can't tell you why, but it does.

DAYS LIKE THESE
(Janis Ian)

ON DAYS LIKE THESE
WHEN THE RAIN WON’T FALL
AND THE SKY IS SO DRY
THAT EVEN BIRDS CAN’T CALL
I CAN FEEL YOUR TEARS
DISAPPEARING IN THE AIR
CARRIED ON THE BREEZE
ON DAYS LIKE THESE

IT’S YEARS LIKE THESE
THAT MAKE A YOUNG MAN OLD
BEND HIS BACK AGAINST THE PROMISES
THAT LIFE SHOULD HOLD
THEY CAN MAKE HIM WISE
THEY CAN DRIVE HIM TO HIS KNEES
NOTHING COMES FOR FREE
ON DAYS LIKE THESE

BUT YOU CAN’T REAP WHAT YOU DON’T SOW
AND YOU CAN’T PLANT IN FALLOW GROUND
SO LET US FILL THIS EMPTY EARTH WITH HOPE
UNTIL THE RAINS COME DOWN

IN LIVES LIKE THESE
WHERE EVERY MOMENT COUNTS
I ADD UP ALL THE THINGS
THAT I CAN LIVE WITHOUT
WHEN THE ONE THING LEFT
IS THE BLESSING OF MY DREAMS

I CAN MAKE MY PEACE
WITH DAYS LIKE THESE
I CAN MAKE MY PEACE
WITH DAYS LIKE THESE

Copyright © Janis Ian